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Learning to scuba dive on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia, back in the year 2000. We had a 1 week training course including 9 dives on a liveaboard which moved between different reefs. Video includes parts of the PADI open water certification including navigation, removing mask. Lots of fish, turtles, corals and other amazing underwater life. Fran is wearing pink fins, and Neil has odd blue and green fins.

The last two minutes show some library footage from Cairns Dive Centre.

We did the basic … We did the basic PADI training in a swimming pool in Cairns, then the open water park on the GBR from a liveaboard. It was back in 2000 but the cost was around 300 pounds. Cairns (like many places on the east coast) is an excellent place to visit – lots of British backpackers, lots of night life if you want it, lots of fantastic adventures. Go for it, you’ll love it.

Excellent video … Excellent video mate. I am 16 years old and am in the UK. I have only ever done the basic PADI Open Water diver course in Cyprus last year. How much experience had you done when you went to the GBR? Also are you in the UK too? If so how much did it cost you? I would love to go to AUS sometime soon, just wandering if it would be possible for me to go where this was taken……hows the nightlife in AUS too? Cheers

What a nice vid to … What a nice vid to take home when done with class!? It looks SO nice, I´m Swedish and have “only” dived in Egypt for a couple of years but have allways dreamed of GBR and its beauty! Thank you for this!

Hi, thanks for the … Hi, thanks for the comment. Yes Australia is a long way, but it’s certainly closer to the US than the UK. Of course if you live in the US then you’re not too far from the Caribbean. There’s some great Scuba there, e.g. Cozumel off the coast of Mexico.